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thank you for joining us. we'll see you tomorrow. >> waiting for the senate foreign relations committee to gavel in. waiting for james cunningham and richard olson. thel be back covering subcommittee later this afternoon. living at the benefits of doing business in latin america with increased competition for china and the impact of the political environment in latin america. that will be on c-span3 this afternoon. the house will gavel in at noon for general speeches. 19 bills on the agenda today. back on c-span3, the house rules committee will be meeting at 5:00 eastern. tax reform and the farm bill which includes emergency drought relief. that will be on c-span3, live coverage at 5:00 p.m. >> the ranking republican is senator richard lugar who lost in the primary for reelection to his senate seat. is a runoff in texas. today it is david dewhurst facing ted cruz, who is supported by the tea party. that runoff election today in texas. >> the hearing will come to order. good morning. we apologize for beginning
thank you for joining us. we'll see you tomorrow. >> waiting for the senate foreign relations committee to gavel in. waiting for james cunningham and richard olson. thel be back covering subcommittee later this afternoon. living at the benefits of doing business in latin america with increased competition for china and the impact of the political environment in latin america. that will be on c-span3 this afternoon. the house will gavel in at noon for general speeches. 19 bills on the...
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and lastly this bill would ensure that no evidence attained from the use of drones may be used in administrative hearings. americans expect their constitutional rights will be protected at any time in our history or our future. so congress must decide when drones can and cannot be used to ensure constitutional safeguards. this decision cannot be left up to government agencies, special interest groups, or others. mr. speaker, technology may change, but the constitution does not. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, for five minutes. mr. blumenauer: mr. speaker. there's plenty of blame for the near collapse of the economy over the last five years, greedy, even criminal business behavior, lax or nonexistence oversight, regulators asleep at the switch, clearly there were some reckless consumers and a failed political system. but as instructive as the postmortem might be, it's more important to avoid a repeat performance. what should we do? i would suggest we simplify, re
and lastly this bill would ensure that no evidence attained from the use of drones may be used in administrative hearings. americans expect their constitutional rights will be protected at any time in our history or our future. so congress must decide when drones can and cannot be used to ensure constitutional safeguards. this decision cannot be left up to government agencies, special interest groups, or others. mr. speaker, technology may change, but the constitution does not. and that's just...
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thank you joining us. don't forget the house of representatives will vote on repeal of the affordable care act are you can stay tuned and watch that. stay tuned) are website, c- span.org, for all the activities we will run today when it comes to campaign 2012 issues. the website is c-span.org and the houses in at 10:00 and there just about to come in now so we will go to the house of representatives. h[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lists su
thank you joining us. don't forget the house of representatives will vote on repeal of the affordable care act are you can stay tuned and watch that. stay tuned) are website, c- span.org, for all the activities we will run today when it comes to campaign 2012 issues. the website is c-span.org and the houses in at 10:00 and there just about to come in now so we will go to the house of representatives. h[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captioning performed by national...
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take us from the supreme court ruling to implementation. tell us how that happens. then we can talk about the lobbying effort. guest: you want to go back to the 18 months before it was passed. the law the was passed was a big package of arrangements made with a lot of people. now that the law is upheld, a lot of people want to try to renegotiate the bargains cut. for employers, the key issue is a requirement for a workplace with 50 or more employees to pay a level of coverage or a penalty. they want changes to the regulations, primarily about how the law will wind up treating people who are temporary. this is a big issue for retail. there are folks that sued to prevent the law from going ahead to challenge it in court. the law our balls around the idea that individuals carry insurance or pay a fee. failing that, they would like it to be modified in their favor as much as they can get. the phone numbers are at the bottom of the screen. talk to us about insurers and hospitals and how the lobbying efforts are taking shape. >> their concern before the supreme court rule
take us from the supreme court ruling to implementation. tell us how that happens. then we can talk about the lobbying effort. guest: you want to go back to the 18 months before it was passed. the law the was passed was a big package of arrangements made with a lot of people. now that the law is upheld, a lot of people want to try to renegotiate the bargains cut. for employers, the key issue is a requirement for a workplace with 50 or more employees to pay a level of coverage or a penalty. they...
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money to good use. so in a -- so at a moment when our transportation needs are so great across the country, wouldn't it make sense to increase the f.t.a. budget? except that the house, expressing the priorities of its republican majority, recently passed a fiscal year 2013 appropriations bill that cut $181 million from current f.t.a. spending levels and at the same time, they're now presenting us with a different -- with -- excuse me work a department of defense spending bill that calls for $1.1 billion more in military spending over current levels. why are we all being asked to tighten our belts while the military-industrial complex gets to loosen theirs by a few notches year after year after year? if the federal budget crisis is so dire, mr. chairman so dire we can pinch pennies on badly needed infrastructure, surely we can do the same with a bloated pentagon budget that has been growing out of control for more than a decade now. and that's a simple concept we find behind my amendment. in the interest
money to good use. so in a -- so at a moment when our transportation needs are so great across the country, wouldn't it make sense to increase the f.t.a. budget? except that the house, expressing the priorities of its republican majority, recently passed a fiscal year 2013 appropriations bill that cut $181 million from current f.t.a. spending levels and at the same time, they're now presenting us with a different -- with -- excuse me work a department of defense spending bill that calls for...
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you can find us online. a number of bills dealing with veterans benefits and atm feed disclosure. 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the resignation of the gentleman from michigan, mr. mccotter, the whole number of the house is 432. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. record votes on postponed questions will be taken later. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rulesas and pass bill h.r. 4155 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4155, a bill to direct the head of each federal department and agency to treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for federal licenses. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the
you can find us online. a number of bills dealing with veterans benefits and atm feed disclosure. 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the resignation of the gentleman from michigan, mr. mccotter, the whole number of the house is 432. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. record...
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gabby's shooting shows that none of us are safe unless all of us are safe. my and many other communities are calling out for help. this is a crisis in many parts of our country. and we who are elected to provide for the welfare of our communities and our country have an obligation to do just that. so let's come together, let's all support the legislation that's before us, the voter empowerment act, let's pass gun control legislation, also. in the end, though, it's in the voter's hands to decide in november whether we're going to have safe streets and neighborhoods, whether this assault on voting rights will stop. and if we just protect their right to vote, i know that they will do the right thing. with that i yield mrs. bachmann: -- with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from colorado, mr. gardner, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. gardner: thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you for the oppo
gabby's shooting shows that none of us are safe unless all of us are safe. my and many other communities are calling out for help. this is a crisis in many parts of our country. and we who are elected to provide for the welfare of our communities and our country have an obligation to do just that. so let's come together, let's all support the legislation that's before us, the voter empowerment act, let's pass gun control legislation, also. in the end, though, it's in the voter's hands to decide...